Œcles

proper noun

Son of Mantius and father of Amphiaraus.

OriginAncient Greek Οἰκλῆς →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Oecles · alternative Oikles

  1. Greekhuman sciencesSon of Mantius and father of Amphiaraus.

    The gods in those days were sometimes mortals who are still worshipped, Aristæus, and Britomartis of Crete, and Hercules, the son of Alcmena, and Amphiarus, the son of Œcles, and beside them Castor and Pollux.

    1917, Pausanias, quoted by Donald Mackenzie in Myths of Crete and Pre‐Hellenic Europe, re‐published by Forgotten Books, page 298

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΟἰκλῆς
  2. EnglishŒcles

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰκλῆς (Oiklês).

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APA

Œcles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%92cles

MLA

“Œcles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%92cles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Œcles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%92cles.

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